Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

सोऽपि मोह परित्यज्य तथा कात्यायनोऽभवत्

Transliteration

so'pi moha parityajya tathā kātyāyano'bhavat

Translation

Ele também, abandonando a ilusão, tornou-se assim um verdadeiro seguidor na linhagem de Kātyāyana.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• मोहम्: delusion
• मोहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having renounced
• परित्यज्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having abandoned’

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): ‘thus/in that manner’

• कात्यायनः: Kātyāyana
• कात्यायनः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कात्यायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; narrative continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A figure previously deluded now casts off a veil of confusion and approaches a sage/teacher associated with Kātyāyana; the moment is quiet, decisive, and transformative.

Characters & Entities

• Kātyāyana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress begins with moha-tyāga—giving up delusion and aligning with a disciplined dharmic lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this transition verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act; it indicates inner renunciation (parityāga of moha).